WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Share your reactions to the "What Is a Producer?" activities. Write a short essay consisting of two brief paragraphs which address, respectively: 1) your strengths as a music producer (i.e. if musical, do you play/perform, or compose/arrange, etc.; if business/vision, how so; maybe you already use recording hardware/software, tell me about that; etc.), and 2) an area or two you plan to devote yourself to strengthening in this class. Your essay should have a title (if you can't think of anything, call it "Music Production Profile") and your name at the top.
ASSIGNMENT: Your essay MUST BE TYPED and submitted ELECTRONICALLY to me. Either type this as a Google Doc and share it with me, OR type it into Word and email it to me (as an attachment). I will not accept any handwritten submission, nor any work not sent to me via email or shared as a Google Doc (share with: drscottwatson@gmail.com). GRADE: This brief essay is worth 25 points (10 points per topic and 5 for professionalism in writing).
What Is a Music Producer? [RETURN]
Artistic/Creative Sensibilities Related to a Discerning Musical EarLISTENING: After conducting side-by-side listening comparisons of the following examples...
"In the Midnight Hour"
"Got to Get You Into My Life"
SOME OTHER great comparison examples (courtesy Port Richmond HS)
DISCUSSION: ...discuss the following aspects of music production:
Recording Engineer (gear + software + knowledge)
Musical Arranger (traditional notation and pop/folk nomenclature)
Music Director (rehearse and conduct sessions)
Performing Artist
Composer & Lyricist
Artist Development (spotting, pairing, and grooming talent)
Business Person (financing, paying bills, copyright, etc.)
Marketer, Promoter, Publicist
Concert Tour Manager
Artist Manager
….and more!
Here's a piece for solo clarinet written by a PHS student:
Listen to the piece as originally written
Listen to a "produced" version of the piece
DISCUSS: What "vision" has been brought to the original tune? Where might this version be used?
READING ASSIGNMENT: Read the New York Times obituary for legendary music producer, Jerry Wexler, who died in 2008. As you read, consider Wexler's gifts as a producer. Was he a consummate musician? A deft businessman? A visionary?
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Share your reactions to the "What Is a Producer?" activities. Write a short essay consisting of two brief paragraphs which address, respectively: 1) your strengths as a music producer (i.e. if musical, do you play/perform, or compose/arrange, etc.; if business/vision, how so; maybe you already use recording hardware/software, tell me about that; etc.), and 2) an area or two you plan to devote yourself to strengthening in this class. Your essay should have a title (if you can't think of anything, call it "Music Production Profile") and your name at the top.
ASSIGNMENT:
Your essay MUST BE TYPED and submitted ELECTRONICALLY to me. Either type this as a Google Doc and share it with me, OR type it into Word and email it to me (as an attachment). I will not accept any handwritten submission, nor any work not sent to me via email or shared as a Google Doc (share with: drscottwatson@gmail.com).
GRADE: This brief essay is worth 25 points (10 points per topic and 5 for professionalism in writing).